The Spiral RoadNovel relating the present and past of a group of men and women, doctors and missionaries, working in the jungles of Borneo. |
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Page 142
... asked , " Where are you going ? " and he answered , “ I'm looking for my girl . " The policemen looked at each other and the first one asked : " Your girl ? Where does she live ? " When he answered : " At The Broken Heart , " they ...
... asked , " Where are you going ? " and he answered , “ I'm looking for my girl . " The policemen looked at each other and the first one asked : " Your girl ? Where does she live ? " When he answered : " At The Broken Heart , " they ...
Page 167
... asked . He was too tired to express the hatred that flickered inside him . He kept his eyes closed and waited for the policeman . " If you could make a wish now , " the boy asked , " what would it be ? " He was too tired even to snarl ...
... asked . He was too tired to express the hatred that flickered inside him . He kept his eyes closed and waited for the policeman . " If you could make a wish now , " the boy asked , " what would it be ? " He was too tired even to snarl ...
Page 221
... asked Dr. Jansen what he would like to drink ; when Brits - Jansen thanked him and asked for three beers Witzenburg took it like a man , and then , because Dr. Jansen was Zorgdrager's best friend , he saw no reason why Dr. Jansen should ...
... asked Dr. Jansen what he would like to drink ; when Brits - Jansen thanked him and asked for three beers Witzenburg took it like a man , and then , because Dr. Jansen was Zorgdrager's best friend , he saw no reason why Dr. Jansen should ...
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